From The Undertakers

Dedications and Acknowledgements
My wife recently held up a copy of one of my books.“When are you going to dedicate a book to me?” she asked. “To my wife, my one true love, who...
Dedications and Acknowledgements
My wife recently held up a copy of one of my books.“When are you going to dedicate a book to me?” she asked. “To my wife, my one true love, who...

A Special Invitation
By far, the rarest response to an anthology submission is an invitation to revise and resubmit. We’re on our fourth anthology, and I can still count on one hand the...
A Special Invitation
By far, the rarest response to an anthology submission is an invitation to revise and resubmit. We’re on our fourth anthology, and I can still count on one hand the...

Hook, Line, and…
Catching readers is like catching fish: you’re not going to get very far without a hook.No! Not that kind of hook! Put that thing down before someone gets hurt!A hook...
Hook, Line, and…
Catching readers is like catching fish: you’re not going to get very far without a hook.No! Not that kind of hook! Put that thing down before someone gets hurt!A hook...

Word Count Woes
We’ve all been there.You’re writing a story for a call, and it’s incredible. The best writing of your life. Words are flowing out of you, and they’re the right words,...
Word Count Woes
We’ve all been there.You’re writing a story for a call, and it’s incredible. The best writing of your life. Words are flowing out of you, and they’re the right words,...

New YA Novel ‘Wakes’ Editors’ Interest: Underta...
When editors D.L. Winchester and Rebecca Cuthbert read the manuscript for Chloe York’s OUR DEVIL’S AWAKE, they couldn’t say no—and neither will readers. Even a short pitch will pique their...
New YA Novel ‘Wakes’ Editors’ Interest: Underta...
When editors D.L. Winchester and Rebecca Cuthbert read the manuscript for Chloe York’s OUR DEVIL’S AWAKE, they couldn’t say no—and neither will readers. Even a short pitch will pique their...

A Necessary Step
So you finished your rough draft. Angels are singing, the world seems brighter, flames are dancing up the wall…Oh, wait, the last two are because your toddler found a box...
A Necessary Step
So you finished your rough draft. Angels are singing, the world seems brighter, flames are dancing up the wall…Oh, wait, the last two are because your toddler found a box...